inaction

in·ac·tion  (n-kshn)

n.

Lack or absence of action.

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inaction [ɪnˈækʃən]

n

lack of action; idleness; inertia

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

inaction - the state of being inactive inactiveness, inactivity state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension anergy - inactivity and lack of energy halt, stoppage, arrest, hitch, stay, stop, check - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" calcification - an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations" deep freeze - temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze" desuetude - a state of inactivity or disuse dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" extinction - no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano" holding pattern - a state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment" rest - a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon" doldrums, stagnation, stagnancy - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" stagnancy, stagnation - inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation stasis - inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces activeness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

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inaction

noun inactivity, inertia, idleness, immobility, torpor, dormancy, torpidity He is bitter about the inaction of the other political parties.

Quotations
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" [Edmund Burke]

Translations

inaction [ɪnˈækʃən] N → inacción f, inactividad f

inaction [ɪnˈækʃ^ən] n → inaction f

inaction

n → Untätigkeit f, → Tatenlosigkeit f

inaction [ɪnˈækʃ/ən] n → inerzia, inazione f